Dentist

🦷 If you are passionate about making a difference in patients' lives and are dedicated to providing exceptional dental care, we invite you to join our team!🦷

Salary: $100 per hour

Schedule: 9 hour shift, Friday ONLY.

Recently Baker Victory Healthcare Center has been approved as a Health Care Access Loan Repayment Program otherwise known as HEALR by the NYS Department of Health! We as the employer may submit up to 5 loan forgiveness applications on behalf of current BVHCC employees OR prospective employees and the deadline to do so is March 31st, 2026.

Additionally, individuals may submit applications on their own and the deadline to do so is April 15th, 2026

Service Term

4 years

Eligible Positions

Psychiatrists (MD, DO), Primary Care Physicians (MD, DO), Dentists (DMD, DDS), Nurse Practitioners (MSN, DNP), Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialists (MSN, DNP)

Award Amounts

Up to $300k – Psychiatrists

Up to $100k – Primary Care Physicians & Dentists

Up to $50k – NPs and Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialists

Hourly Requirements

35 hours per week (may work part-time at multiple eligible organizations)

Responsible to: Dental Director

Job Summary:

The Baker Victory Dental Center provides high quality and affordable dental care to our patients. We serve a variety of patients from the community, including individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities or other special needs, and ensure that they all attain the greatest levels of oral health possible. Dentists are expected to meet established productivity standards to ensure the financial health of the Center.

Essential Job Duties:

1. Provide comprehensive and periodic examinations, including digital radiographic exposure/diagnosis to patients within the designated clinical settings

2. Diagnosis and referral of oral conditions requiring specialty evaluation

3. Treatment of oral conditions requiring restorative care, extractions, endodontic and prosthetic care as determined by Delineation of Privileges and NYS Practice Act

4. Triage and treatment of emergency situations, as appropriate for the clinical setting

5. Completion of treatment logs, laboratory prescriptions, quality assurance records, and documentation of delivered services

6. Keep accurate and complete patient records

7. Will meet established productivity standards

8. Work directly with all Program Staff on all aspect of operations, both clinical and administrative as needed

9. Participate in all required employee training programs

10. Comply with all federal and state regulations and agency policies pertaining to HIPAA, false claims, whistleblower policies and all others

11. Keep all patient, personnel and business information confidential, access patient information on a need-to-know basis only, discuss confidential information in private areas only and conduct conversations with discretion to protect confidentiality

12. Complete Continuing Education as required for NYS Licensure

13. Provides Dental Administrative staff with needed documentation to ensure credentialing in a timely manner

14. Create positive first impressions for patients by welcoming all patients in a warm, friendly manner, presenting a professional image, and anticipating specific patient needs such as hearing impairments, language barriers and disabilities

15. Treat everyone with respect by putting the patient and family first and respond to the patient’s needs in a timely fashion; Model the OLVHS agency values of integrity, respect, accountability, and teamwork

16. Communicate compassionately and effectively by taking time to be a good listener, trying to understand the patient’s needs and making sure any questions are answered

17. Maintain a safe environment by writing instructions and orders clearly, obtaining a second opinion from one of your colleagues if necessary, asking for assistance, knowing how to use all equipment and treating the equipment well

18. Performs all other job-related duties assigned by supervisor

Skills:

• Computer skills

• Customer services skills

• Analytical skills

Minimum Education Required:

Minimum Degree Required: Doctoral Degree in Dental Medicine

Minimum Experience Required: 1-year clinical experience

License/Registration/ Certifications Required:

Active NYS License in Dentistry

Additional Requirements: Must provide documentation for the following:

• MMR Record

• DEA license

• Malpractice insurance

Training Requirements:

• New Hire Orientation

Physical Requirements:

The overall nature of the position is sedentary requiring little physical effort with occasional light physical exertion required. There is little, if any, exposure to environmental conditions

• The constant physical demand of the position are standing, walking

• The frequent physical demands of the position are sitting, climbing, talking, hearing, repetitive motions, and eye/hand/foot coordination.

• The occasional physical demands of the position are lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, balancing, stooping, crouching, reaching, handling, grasping, and feeling

Job Details

Job Function Essential

Pay Type Hourly

Education Level Doctorate

Travel Required No

Hiring Min Rate 100 USD